National Basketball Association
Dallas 94, Utah 77
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 26, 2011
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Nick Buchert, #9 Derrick Stafford, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance:
19649
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Jason Terry scored 22 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 19 as the Dallas Mavericks registered a 94-77 victory over the host Utah Jazz on Saturday.
Terry had four 3-point baskets as part of a 6-of-7 shooting performance as Dallas (51-21) won its third straight game and pulled within one game of the second-place Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference.
Al Jefferson scored 21 points for Utah (36-38), which lost its fifth straight contest and fell 4 1/2 games behind Memphis for the final playoff spot in the West.
Terry had 16 second-half points and helped fuel the fourth-quarter run in which the Mavericks pulled away with 13 consecutive points.
Dallas trailed 70-68 after Utah’s Raja Bell hit a 20-footer with 6:22 to play. But J.J. Barea and Terry hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the decisive run that was culminated by Tyson Chandler’s three-point play with 3:49 remaining.
Utah led 56-49 on Paul Millsap’s two free throws with 3:58 left in the third quarter before Dallas finished the quarter on a 9-2 run.The Mavericks outscored Utah 36-17 in the fourth quarter and held the Jazz to 30 second-half points.
C.J. Miles scored 16 points and Millsap added 15 for Utah.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Utah |
|
Jason Terry 22 |
Scoring |
Al Jefferson 21 |
|
Jose Barea 6 |
Assists |
Ronnie Price 6 |
|
Tyson Chandler 7 |
Rebounds |
Al Jefferson 7 |
|
Dirk Nowitzki 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Al Jefferson 3 |
|
Shawn Marion 4 |
Steals |
Raja Bell 3 |
|
Rodrique Beaubois 2 |
Blocks |
Raja Bell 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
94 |
45.5 |
8-19 |
26-32 |
20 |
40 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
| Utah
|
77 |
42.1 |
3-12 |
10-17 |
18 |
31 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Washington. The Jazz have a W/L % of .472 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .760 after a win and .591 after a loss.
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